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What does 見える (みえる, mieru) mean?

見える (みえる, mieru) means to be visible, to appear; (honorific) to come.

Quick facts
Readingみえる
Romajimieru
Part of speechichidan verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N4
みえる
N4 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonmieru

to be visible, to appear; (honorific) to come

GenkiGenki 15
  1. 1ichidan verb · intransitive to be seen; to be visible; to be in sight
  2. 2ichidan verb · intransitive to look; to seem; to appear
  3. 3ichidan verb · intransitive to come

Example sentences

  • You can see the sea from the window.

  • She looks younger than her age.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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